Kataragama

Kataragama is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also come there to worship. The town has the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya, a shrine dedicated to Skanda-Murughan also known as Kataragamadevio and also houses the ancient Kiri Vehera Buddhist stupa. The town has a venerable history dating back to the last centuries BCE.